Department Administrator Bioinformatics

3 days ago


Dallas, Texas, United States University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Full time
About the Department of Bioinformatics

The Lyda Hill Department of Bioinformatics is a leading academic department at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, dedicated to generating the foundations in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for the institution to navigate the information technological opportunities and challenges of the 21st century.

Job Summary

The Department Administrator is a key leadership position responsible for providing strategic leadership, oversight, and management over all aspects of the day-to-day administration of the department. The successful candidate will work in close collaboration with departmental leadership to implement strategic and operational plans, support the development of new and existing programs, and oversee administrative matters related to fiscal control, human resource activities, and research support.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Provides strategic leadership, oversight, and management over all aspects of the day-to-day administration of the department.
  2. Supports and partners with the Chief Operating Officer for Academic Affairs on School of Medicine and Health System goals and other administrative and financial issues.
  3. Manages administrative matters related to the development of new and existing programs, conducts on-going analyses of operational functioning within the department, and develops and implements new or amended procedures as needed.
  4. Advises the department and institution on fiscal matters, ensures fiscal control through a reliable system of expenditure and revenue management, and provides support to leadership in managing and monitoring individual financial management issues.
  5. Oversees departmental human resource activities, including recruitment, interviewing, selection, visa management, salary analysis and sourcing, disciplinary actions, leave administration, employee development, and performance evaluations of classified staff, faculty, trainees, and fellows.
  6. Creates and develops business plans and models and proposes changes associated with funding lines, departmental research and educational activities, and faculty compensation where appropriate.
  7. Directs the administration of the research enterprise within the department, directs grant administration, recommends and develops new grant funding, and supports the preparation of major research proposals from a financial and administrative perspective.
  8. Oversees the administrative component of the promotion and tenure and faculty appointment process and ensures the department is following the appropriate policies working in partnership with the School of Medicine Dean's Office.
  9. Develops programs and standards of performance to continually measure and evaluate safety, service, and quality improvement, monitors standards through the implementation of training, allocation of resources, and application of corrective actions as necessary.
  10. Provides administrative direction to the educational programs of the department under the direction of the Chair/Director, supervises appropriate staff, and provides coordination and oversight of educational functions.
  11. Provides administrative direction to the research support of the department, in collaboration with the Chair/Director, ensures compliance with institutional guidelines and state and federal laws.
  12. Represents the Chair/Director in his or her absence on administrative and fiscal matters.
  13. Consistently attends meetings and has an institutional-minded view when representing the department on administrative and financial issues.
  14. Sets a tone of service excellence for the department and is collaborative in nature, focusing on data-based decision-making.
Requirements

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in business administration or a related field and six (6) years of directly related experience, with three (3) years in supervisory/management capacity. A Master's degree in business or healthcare administration and eight (8) years of directly related experience with at least four (4) years in supervisory/management capacity are preferred.

Benefits

UT Southwestern Medical Center offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees, including a PPO medical plan, paid time off, retirement programs, paid parental leave benefit, wellness programs, tuition reimbursement, and public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) qualified employer status.



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